ACP Archives
The Friends of Buckingham have worked for more than seven years to protect our lands from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Our efforts were successful!
An archive of what went into this remarkable environmental accomplishment follows.
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Pipelines & Compressor Stations
Baseline Testing for Well Water
Introduction: We have been researching best methods of baseline testing of water, in addition to air, noise, and health going on 2 years now. We applied for a grant to cover 30 well water sites along the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) path in Buckingham. So...
James River Natural Community Bill of Rights
Buckingham: We the People (BWTP) is proud to announce the completion of their proposed ordinance, the James River Natural Community Bill of Rights (CBOR). The group has been working closely with Ben Price, of the Community Environmental Legal Defense (CELDF)...
Dominion & Atlantic Coast Pipeline want to override Buckingham County’s important FEMA Floodplain Management Ordinance protections
Dominion & Atlantic Coast Pipeline want to override Buckingham County's important FEMA Floodplain Management Ordinance protections. ACP needs approvals from Buckingham County Board of Supervisors to cross 7 floodplains in Buckingham County. The proposal is being...
Monday numbers – a closer look at the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Gov. Roy Cooper last week brokered a controversial memorandum of understanding with Dominion Power, which co-owns with Duke Energy, the even more controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Under the agreement, Duke and Dominion will pay a total of $57.8 million to a...
Fine imposed for pipeline spill on Fort Berthold Reservation
BISMARCK, N.D. — Crestwood Equity Partners has paid a $49,000 fine to the Environmental Protection Agency for a pipeline leak in 2014 that spilled 1 million gallons of produced water on the Fort Berthold Reservation in northwestern North Dakota and contaminated Lake...
Pipeline explosion results in fire in Noble County
Noble County, OH — First responders were on the scene of a pipeline explosion and fire in Noble County early Wednesday morning. Officials say the incident happened around 2:30 a.m. about 3 miles north of Summerfield along State Route 513. The pipeline has been...
Federal judge puts a pause on Mountain Valley Pipeline construction plans
With just a few hours remaining until Thursday, the day that Mountain Valley Pipeline had hoped to start work on a natural gas pipeline through Southwest Virginia, a judge put a pause to those plans. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth Dillon came...
Feds cite Sunoco for Mariner East 2 violation during construction in Ohio
KIMBERLY PAYNTER / WHYY Mariner East 2 construction site in Edgemont Township, Delaware County. The federal pipeline regulator has issued a notice of probable violation to Sunoco after discovering flawed sections of pipe on a section of the route in Ohio. A section of...
Pipeline isn’t done deal, will bring noxious effects
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is not a "done deal" and the zoning variance Dominion Energy and its partners seek and that would destroy the hard work and dreams of the Ryan Blosser family is not a "done deal" either. The ACP, if built, will require victims for...
Oklahoma rig explosion leaves 5 missing, emergency official says
Five people were missing Monday after an explosion at an Oklahoma drilling rig sent plumes of black smoke into the sky, emergency officials said. The drilling rig in Quinton, about 100 miles southeast of Tulsa, exploded just before 9 a.m. while about two dozen people...
Other Environmental Issues
EPA Releases First-Ever Standards to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector | U.S. EPA News Releases | US EPA
Agency finalizes commonsense standards for new, modified and reconstructed sources and takes the first step on the path to regulate existing oil and gas operations Source: EPA Releases First-Ever Standards to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector | U.S....
13 Billion Reasons McAuliffe Should Disregard Dominion’s Gold-plated Electricity Boondoggle | NRDC
May 05, 2016 Walton Shepherd In proposing the equivalent of buying a Ferrari to take a trip to the grocery store Source: 13 Billion Reasons McAuliffe Should Disregard Dominion’s Gold-plated Electricity Boondoggle | NRDC
Dominion Virginia Power begins discharging treated coal ash water into James River – Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia News
For Marion Kanour, it was a sad but not surprising climax to months of protests, demonstrations and lobbying against Dominion Virginia Power’s plans to discharge millions of gallons of treated coal ash wastewater into the James River. Source: Dominion Virginia Power...
What’s Coming Down the Pipeline? « Appalachian Voices
Strength in numbers! Source: What’s Coming Down the Pipeline? « Appalachian Voices
Why I Risked Arrest for Democracy | Sierra Club
On Monday, I allowed myself to be arrested for a cause vitally important to the Sierra Club: a democracy where every voice is heard. In this organization’s history, we’ve learned that in order to protect our environment—our clean air, clean water, and wild places—we...
THE WISDOM TO SURVIVE: Climate Change, Capitalism & Community—Trailer – YouTube
Dominion: Rebidding cuts cost of offshore wind farm nearly $100m – Daily Press
The United States lags decades behind European countries in offshore wind energy, so costs here are greater. Dominion Resources Inc. says it's cut the potential cost of its offshore wind farm test project by as much as $100 million by breaking it down into separate...
The Solar Village is the first community in the world to produce 4x more energy than it uses | Minds
After architect, Rolf Disch, built the Heliotrope (the first building in the world to capture more energy than it uses) he set his sights higher. He successfully created a retail, commercial and residential space called Sonnenschiff, translating to "Solar Ship," that...
LEAP, Charlottesville Offer Program to Help Businesses Go Green – NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather
Together with the city of Charlottesville, the Local Energy Alliance Program is offering the Clean Energy Loan Fund to help promote a greener city. Source: LEAP, Charlottesville Offer Program to Help Businesses Go Green - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports...
Charlottesville Company Reaches Milestone for Renewable Energy T – NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather
Image Courtesy Columbia Power Charlottesville-based Columbia Power just returned from an international conference in Scotland, where it was awarded one of the only statements of feasibility for wave power technology. Source: Charlottesville Company Reaches Milestone...
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